That legacy is at the heart of “Green Book,” the widely lauded film based on Shirley’s remarkable life and music, starring Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen.

There are three pianists involved in making the music of the Oscar-nominated film Green Book.The first is Don Shirley, who was popular in the 1950s and 60s, both in person and on vinyl.

Music is crucial for any film, but for a film about music, it’s make-or-break. That means Kris Bowers, composer for “Green Book,” a biopic about pianist Dr. Don Shirley, had responsibilities ...

The Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music recounts the story of Flack's father finding her a beat-up, old, upright in a junkyard — a treasure that led to a life in music.

The green piano in Roberta Flack's autobiographical children's book — entitled "The Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music" — is more than a piano. The green piano is, yes, a literal upright ...

‘Green Book’ Composer on Playing Mahershala Ali’s Double: “My Life Prepared Me Perfectly” No stranger to working with huge names, musician and composer Kris Bowers encountered a unique ...

He wasn’t aware of Shirley before “Green Book” and told me, “Don Shirley’s music is a joy to listen to. It’s not jazz, and his approach is clearly influenced through classical training.

The Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music Roberta Flack with Tonya Bolden, illus. by Hayden Goodman. Random House/Schwartz, $18.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-5934-7987-2 ...

Released by Anne Schwartz Books, the 40-page picture book follows little Roberta, as she falls in love with playing the piano keys and learns to express herself through song.“When her daddy ...

She recently published a new children's book called "The Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music." NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports. This segment aired on February 10, 2023.